Monsters of the Gévaudan : : The Making of a Beast /

Monsters of the Gévaudan : : The Making of a Beast / / Jay M. Smith.

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In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story.In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011
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Smith, Jay M.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 25 halftones, 3 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • 1. Sounding the Alarm
  • 2. Monsters Real and Imagined
  • 3. Digesting Defeat
  • 4. A Star Is Born
  • 5. The Perils of Publicity
  • 6. Heroes and Skeptics
  • 7. Exaggerated Expectations and Extraordinary Endings
  • 8. Narrative Echoes Past and Present
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Note on Place Names
  • Note on Sources
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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